Zucchini season has taken hold in my backyard and I’m looking for ways to use three squash daily in order to to keep up with the plant’s production schedule. So far, one of my favorite ways is to make roasted vegetable sandwiches.
What to do when your garden is overflowing with lettuce? Besides giving it away to neighbors and friends, you’ll have days when leafy greens are the foundation for breakfast, lunch and dinner. On a recent morning I grabbed handfuls of green and red lettuce from the garden bed, pulled a few green onions from the…
“It’s hot. And, I don’t wanna cook…but I want a great meal, at home, in my own backyard.” Ok, not only is that the longest blog headline ever, but that’s exactly how I have felt all week. It’s hot out. I have a TON of vegetables from my garden class. They take FOREVER to wash. And…
Have you ever harvested potatoes? Embarrassingly, I must admit….I didn’t know what a potato plant looked like until this year (yes, I have lived in Idaho for 9 years!) This is a potato plant (from my organic garden class) And, this is how the potatoes connect to the roots of the plant. And the fun part…
Heavenly aromas are just an hour away. I’ve been trying to eat more vegetables and I recently found a delicious sounding recipe for Mixed Vegetable Curry in a cookbook called New Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant. Located in Ithica, New York, the 39-year old Moosewood is known for its wholesome vegetarian cooking. As I read the…
I’m trying to reduce dairy, processed carbs, and sugar. And, as such, I’m working on building a repertoire of delicious protein + vegetable dinners. Dinners that are world-class tasty, not boring, and fit for a foodie. Here is delicious Protein + Vegetable Meal #1: Asian Beef Salad. (Special thanks to an old friend/colleague, Matt Schmitz, who…
I took Jen’s fabulous Leek and Beet Green frittata recipe from last summer’s Sunday Supper, and modified it for the veggies I received in this week’s vegetable box. (As I’ve mentioned before, I get a weekly box of organic vegetables from a local service, Brown Box Organics–it’s a bit of a surprise, as you never know…
Thursday was my first “eat local all day” day. My observations: 1) Eating Local Takes Planning Unless you do it daily, you will need to think through what you want to eat and where you need to buy the ingredients. I can see that it gets easier and quicker the more you do it 2)…
My friend Janet Hawkins Moore is eating local during the month of January (in Boise, Idaho…not as easy as some more temperate climates). Looking at her first day’s post, it looks like a delicious initiative. When I first saw Janet’s post about eating local, I thought “Good idea, and since I already do a lot of local…
I don’t usually like grape juice. But this weekend while at the Farmer’s Market, one of my daughter’s classmates was handing out grape juice samples. She was working so hard (she is in 5th grade) and helping her grandparents, how could I not buy a $5 jar of fresh Galena Grape Juice? When I arrived…
Bicycles and Blueberries 